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Saturday, May 21, 2011

More First from Mother's Day at Point Pelee

I have been reluctant to post all my "firsts" from Point Pelee because I fear I won't have any new bird pictures to post for a while. However, here are some more firsts from Point Pelee, May 8, 2011.

I am not sure what this is...we were walking along the beach to the Tip and saw about 10-12 of these beauties perched in the tree tops. As we approached, they left. If you know what it is, could you let me know?

I am pretty sure this is a Red-Breasted Nuthatch. We watched as he (I think?) searched for food, however, he went up the tree trunk head first instead of coming down head first. From my very limited knowledge, that is typical activity of a Creeper, but this bird doesn't look like a Creeper to me.

The best I can tell, this is a Yellow Warbler. This is the second warbler I have ever seen in my entire life and was thrilled to get pictures of both (see my earlier post). This is very cropped as I saw him out of the corner of my eye and had just enough time to snap a couple pictures before he flew away. I am using "he" and "him" generically as way to refer to the birds. I am still learning to identify the birds I see. If any of my posts wrongly identify a bird, please let me know :)

If you are counting (not including the hawk-like bird), that is ﻿31 birds!

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I am a recently "retired" homeschooling mom of two children. My son is now in College and we made the decision this year to send my daughter to high school for grade 10. I enjoy reading, birdwatching, and learning about photography. This blog is a more like a diary of my birding experiences and some of my favourite bird photos. Take a look around...comment if you like something :)
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